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IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW REWARD BOOKINGS WORK BEFORE YOU TRANSACT.

1.   Marriott certificates can be used for any reservation that can be booked with points. To search for reward availability simply go to marriott.com and check the box to search "using points".
Marriott hotels are divided into categories. (Cheapest being category one)

What room types can you book?
You can book any STANDARD room that's available at marriott.com using reward points with no cap on the number of points. (standard room means it not an upgraded room. Every hotel lists their rooms differently, In some hotels, the standard room may even include suites)
To check, go to marriott.com and search for rooms. Make sure to check the option "Use Points/Certificates".

If it says:
Redemption - You can book that room no matter how many points it is
Redemption with Cash Upgrade - You can book however, the cert will cover the basic portion you will need to pay the additional cash upgrade fee.
Redemption with Points Upgrade - You cannot book using a certificate

2.   There are a few different types of certificates. Seven/five night certificates are the hotel portion of "Marriott travel packages" that the owner does not want or need anymore (google Marriott packages to learn more about them). Individuals many times buy these packages just to receive the airline miles and don’t end up using the hotel portion of the package. There are also single night certs given to account holders for holding a Marriott brand credit card

3.   A 7/5night-night certificate must be used for 7 consecutive nights. The reservation cannot be split up.

4.   In order to hold the room, you need a credit card. Your card will be kept for incidentals and you won't be charged for the room.

5.   MUST be booked BOOK 30 Days in Advance. THIS IS A TECHNICAL GLITCH WHICH MARRIOTT CLAIMS TO BE FIXING, HOWEVER, ITS MORE THAN A YEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. In order to book with a certificate, reps must create the reservation as a points advance and then attach the cert. Marriott recently made a new rule that reservations made within 30 days aren’t eligible for points advance. If the account, you are booking with has enough points to cover the reservation you can book it as regular points and have the rep detach the points and attach the certificate.

6.   Travel package certs must be booked over the phone. Single night certs can be booked online

7.   The certificate sits on the account holders account and the elite night credits are officially credited to them. There is no way to transfer those stays to your account.

8.   If you are the traveler do not call Marriott reservations. This reservation is in someone else's account and calling may result in his/her account getting audited and the reservation canceled.

9.   The certificate covers the cost of the reservation including tax but does NOT include any resort fees, parking, and incidentals (for example food charged to the room)

10.   It's not possible to entirely remove the certificate owner from the reservation but your name is added as a secondary guest and a special code is added (M8 code) to inform the hotel that this reservation is in fact gifted to you. The hotels are very much aware of this.

You should be able to check-in as you would to a regular reservation with your own ID. You will need to provide a credit card to cover any incidentals, resort fees, and parking fees if there are any.

11.   You cannot add your Marriott account number to the reservation and generally, the hotel will go by the status on our account (which may be silver or gold at the time of check-in) however, it depends very much on the front desk rep at the time of check-in

12. Certs cannot be combined - e.g. you can't combine two 35k certificates to book a 60k room.

13. The "free fifth night" only applies to points bookings, not certificates.

See post #5805 for a history of bid/ask on these 1/5/7 night certificates of different levels
« Last edited by David61 on November 16, 2022, 12:09:46 PM »

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3840 on: June 18, 2019, 01:41:30 PM »
I have 1 gold 35k cert available for sale. $150. Jrappaport@levingann.com
$125

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3841 on: June 18, 2019, 07:52:07 PM »
Looking to sell a Marriott Anniversary Night - up to 25k points from Silver Elite
$100
Expires august 31 2019

Still available

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3842 on: June 18, 2019, 08:58:03 PM »
need 1-4 7 night certificate  - you book for me, paying $500.00

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3843 on: June 19, 2019, 01:50:19 AM »
Looking for a 5 night category 5 paying 800 if has high status a
Little less if doesn’t

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3844 on: June 19, 2019, 09:31:58 AM »
Buying 25k cert for $75 obo. Can expire soon.
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3845 on: June 19, 2019, 10:00:00 AM »
Buying 25k certs $80 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3846 on: June 19, 2019, 11:40:38 AM »
Selling 40k Cert Titanium Acc for $190

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3847 on: June 19, 2019, 12:10:38 PM »
Selling
2 night up to 35k points (separate accounts)
$180

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3848 on: June 19, 2019, 12:19:02 PM »
selling 50k night. $260 obo

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3849 on: June 19, 2019, 12:35:11 PM »
1 MT  50K exp 12/19 $280 obo
1 MT 35k exp 5/20 $170 obo

2 separate gold accounts

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3850 on: June 19, 2019, 02:56:18 PM »
Selling
5night cat4 - $700
5night cat5 - $980
5nights cat6 -$1,400
5nights cat8 - $2,380

Some gold and titanium accounts

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3852 on: June 19, 2019, 02:59:36 PM »
I have 1 gold 35k cert available for sale. $100. Jrappaport@levingann.com

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3853 on: June 19, 2019, 03:18:55 PM »
I have 7 Nights at a Tier 4-5 hotel, (That looks like old categories) for sale.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3854 on: June 19, 2019, 04:33:51 PM »
3 $50  Marriott GC worth $150 for $125.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3855 on: June 19, 2019, 05:16:16 PM »
I have 7 Nights at a Tier 4-5 hotel, (That looks like old categories) for sale.

You need to post a price.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3856 on: June 19, 2019, 05:16:58 PM »
Selling
5night cat4 - $700
5night cat5 - $980
5nights cat6 -$1,400
5nights cat8 - $2,380

Some gold and titanium accounts

These prices don't make sense. It's cheaper to buy the points.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3857 on: June 19, 2019, 07:47:29 PM »
Selling 2x 35k certs from the same Gold Elite account. $185 each OBO
still available

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3858 on: June 20, 2019, 11:12:18 AM »
Selling 1 night cert up to 35k
$160 from platinum account
Sometimes it doesn't pay to save money.

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Re: Marriott Certs Sale
« Reply #3859 on: June 20, 2019, 01:01:00 PM »
I have two 35K Certs for sale - same gold account.
You can buy one or both.
160 each or 310 for both.
Price is somewhat flexible.
Pm me.